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IBM Db2 Overview

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What is IBM Db2?

Built to run the world’s mission-critical workloads. Designed by the world’s leading database experts, IBM Db2 empowers developers, enterprise architects, and data engineers to run low-latency transactions and real-time analytics equipped for the most demanding workloads. From microservices to AI workloads, Db2 is the tested, resilient, and hybrid database providing the extreme availability, built-in refined security, effortless scalability, and intelligent automation for systems that run the world.

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IBM® Db2® is the database that offers enterprise-wide solutions handling high-volume workloads. It is optimized to deliver industry-leading performance while lowering costs.
How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Extreme Availability
Mission critical environments require continuous availability and tolerance for failure. Deploy availability enabling you to run your workloads without interruption.

Built-in Refined Security
Security is at our core. Protect your data with in-motion and at-rest encryption, extensive auditing, data masking, row/column access controls, role-based access and more. No one knows your data like you do. Let’s keep it that way.

Effortless Scalability
Db2 grows with you. Scale up and out as your workloads evolve and your performance needs change.

Intelligent Automation
Managing your database deployments has never been easier. Db2’s built-in container operators automate your most time-consuming database tasks, while keeping your business running. Build apps while taking advantage of our advanced workload management automation and ML-optimized query engine. Do Less, build more.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"DB2 DBA friendly"
What do you like best about IBM Db2?

I worked in the large transaction processing industry workin with DB2 and Oracle. DB2 combined with other IBM supporting infrastructure is one of the top databases regarding performance. Also, i find db2 tools and management DBA friendly compared to other database products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Few might be dislikes, one if them is DB objects permission management where you need to grant access for every new objet intriduced for some low level access users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Consultant e-learning content
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great data warehousing in the Cloud"
What do you like best about IBM Db2?

We are delighted with the performance of this cloud solution. However, we must not send requests that are too heavy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

My client are not satisfied with the support. They have been in contact with the support team several times, and they are not reactive enough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"DB2 is not the best but does the work."
What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Compatible top with multiple software versions. Widely used by many clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Slower compared to oracle versions, little older db. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Telecommunications
CT
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Nice experience to lear and work with DB2"
What do you like best about IBM Db2?

It's easy-to-use interface, easy to understand query and results presentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Nothing much to dislike, but i would like to recommend to make its functionality more accessible with other platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Very reliable and stable"
What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Fast, reliable, accurate, and smooth ui. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

I didn't find anything which can be considered as a negative aspect Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ABDUL R.
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Business Analyst
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Truly good to work with IBM tools. Easy to user friendly interface and easy to adopt as well."
What do you like best about IBM Db2?

User friendly and easy to adopt in short spm of time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Nothing is thr to dislike, I didn't face any hurdles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Facilities Services
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Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"It's a good to use and feels flexibility"
What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Flexible configuration and data extraction Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

when the sever got off without proper shutdown of DB2 services, db2 gets failed to connect or corrupted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain
IL
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"DB2 Review"
What do you like best about IBM Db2?

robustness, efficiency, simplicity, versatility, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

It's old, usage is small, and getting phased out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Neety S.
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Senior Consultant
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"SAP workloads on DB2 databases"
What do you like best about IBM Db2?

The main advantages of DB2 over other databases is the direct access to the data via the dBm interface. It runs on all available operating systems and provides flexibility Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Once the transaction log is cometely utilised, the database goes into rollback mode and the system is inaccessible until rollback is completed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
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Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Wonderful product"
What do you like best about IBM Db2?

The way it runs in multi-platform like Windows, Unix, Linux etc and has disaster recovery methods is providing the reliability of IBM.

Backing up data is easy and one of the most reliable product for data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Nothing much for now. Every edition is designed for a particular kind of user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IBM Db2 Pricing

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$946.00
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$3,451.00
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